Chuck
I checked out your picture of the gasket and had the same exact problem after one only one year and 2500 miles. After the second gasket failure within the next year I switched to Mr Gasket, basically the same problem.
With the VR gaskets you should be fine. Go to the VR website and go to the tab, "where to buy"
http://www.engineparts.com/pubs_detail.asp?c=1&id=95
Tony